Dental Assistant

Offering a $1000. Sign On Bonus!*

Harbor Health Services is an innovative, growing, mission-based organization that lives, serves and collaborates with our community members to achieve our mission to help individuals reach their full potential through access to local, affordable services that promote health. Harbor provides medical, behavioral health, dental, and support services to more than 34,000 patients in Boston, the South Shore, and Cape Cod. Harbor Health also operates two Programs for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly in Mattapan and Brockton, providing comprehensive healthcare, transportation and social services for more than 450 frail elders who continue to live with dignity and independence in the community and a Woman, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program. To help further the mission of Harbor, we are looking for a talented Dental Assistant to join our team at the Geiger Gibson Community Health Center in Dorchester.   

We offer an excellent, comprehensive benefits package including Health, Dental, Vision, Life, & Disability insurance, 403b Savings Plan, Generous Paid Time Off plus 11 additional Holidays and much more! 

Role: 

The Dental Assistant prepares and maintains all clinical areas for optimal patient treatment, assists chair-side during treatment of patients, ensures that equipment is maintained in operating order and meets standards for health and safety, and implements proper and current infection control duties as per agency procedures and protocol. 

Responsibilities: 

• Reviews medical chart with provider, performs intake on the patient and documents in Electronic Dental Record (EDR) following protocols.
• Prepares all clinical areas for treatment planned each session 
• Provides chairside assistance to Dentists in all procedures in accordance with training. 
• Enters relevant patient information into EDR in accordance with training and protocol. 
• Provides post op instructions to patients regarding their procedures.
• Implements daily infection control procedures in compliance with CDC and/or state specific infection control practices.
• As directed, or in accordance with state law and HHSI protocol, exposes radiographs and duplicates radiograph when necessary
• Performs routine maintenance on equipment.
• Maintains checklists and logs on equipment, oxygen tanks, eyewash stations, code bags as required by HHSI protocol.
• Enters data and maintains the electronic lab log tracking all dental prosthetic cases in accordance with protocol and training.
• Prepares all clinical areas for clinic closing in accordance with protocol.
• Provides guidance and support to Dental Assistants in training as needed.
• Monitors inventory and ensures that inventory is maintained by following established protocols.
• Due to operational necessity, may be required to report to another location or remain at work to provide coverage.

Requirements: 

• High School Diploma with course work in business, biology and some chemistry
• Current Massachusetts Dental Assistant License required
• Radiology Certification required or verification from BORID (Board of Registration in Dentistry) of approval to take Radiographs required
• Current BLS (Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers) required
• Computer literate; knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 including Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams, Electronic Dental Record (EPIC preferred. 
• Dental Assisting Certification from an accredited program preferred. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status

*Sign On Bonus offered, half on hire and remainder after 90 days in good standing, former employees of HHSI not eligible.